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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not overaccommodation. In the real world, we can pick where we eat. I’m personally hearing impaired and can’t stand loud environments which make conversations difficult. Not to mention the din of background noise is amplified. I know NT introverts who also prefer quiet lunches. In MS, many kids choose to spend lunch in a quiet classroom and no formal accommodations are needed. I know lots of kids who chose the classroom option. At our HS, the kids can also choose where inside or outside to eat lunch. I suspect this is a staffing issue. If my child had a disability, I’d fight for the accommodation. If the school claims to want to address the root cause of needing the accommodation, they should create lunch bunch groups. Our ES had those with the school counselor.  [/quote]

In the real world of elementary school, kids actually can’t pick where they eat. [/quote]

No, the average kid can’t, but a child with a disability is entitled to the accommodation. And it is available at many schools. In addition, I’m simply pointing out that kids with a disability should be accommodated as it’s not like in the real world outside of ES it is a requirement to eat in loud environments.

I also want to add that our ES went so far as to implement silent lunch in the cafeteria at one point. My kids complained bitterly as they needed that period of time to get their energy out after sitting quietly all morning. It was an inappropriate expectation. As I felt silent lunch shouldn’t be forced upon anyone, I’d really be a hypocrite to believe noisy lunch forced upon kids with a disability that find it overstimulating. [/quote]

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